Where to go in Africa in January
3 of the 4 destinations in Africa are in season in January: 0 a sweet spot, 3 good, 0 ok.
None of these has January as a sweet spot; the 3 labelled good are the best of the month: Nairobi, Marrakech and Cape Town. Best avoided at 1 of them.
Ranked for January
| # | Place | Verdict | High | Rain | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nairobi Kenya | goodbusy | 27° | 6d | holidays: KE: New Year's Day |
| 2 | Marrakech Morocco | goodbusy | 20° | 4d | shoulder season |
| 3 | Cape Town South Africa | goodbusy | 27° | 1d | peak: This is summer in the Southern Hemisphere, attracting many… |
Not this January
Other months for Africa
- January
- February 3 sweet
- March 2 sweet
- April 1 sweet
- May 0 sweet
- June 2 sweet
- July 2 sweet
- August 2 sweet
- September 3 sweet
- October 1 sweet
- November 0 sweet
- December 0 sweet
- Every month, side by side
January elsewhere
Every verdict here is the destination's own: ten years of climate readings, the public holidays that crowd it, and what the flight costs. Nothing is said about Africa as a whole that was not first measured at each place in it.